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Greetings,
my name is Zarko Radovanovic and I'am a brand new bonsai maker. I have just recently bought some books about the craft of bonsai making and I started growing some indoor plants with generous help from my girlfriend.
But I have some beginner problems that only trained bonsaimasters like you guys can handle easily.
Recently I saved 2 nice little plants from the hands of a big shopping centre and I would like to give them a fair chance to become a real little trees. I attached 4 pictures of my Cupressus macrocarpa and Ficus microcarpa.
The question is How to begin the treatment? I don't want them to grow any higher, I want them to start their horizontal growth (trunk and branch thickening, leaf size reducing, ...).
I have transplanted Cupressus into a bit larger, basic plant pot, I didn't do any root pruning. Is that correct for another transplantation period?

What to do with the Ficus? I want to shape it into informal upright (maybe twin trunk) style... Do I start growing it in a basic plant pot for another year or two or do I have to prone the roots now and plant it into bonsai container? Do I prune the branches right away or do I have to wait?

Thanks for answering me. By sending suggestions you help those nice plants growing and developing correctly. Write me as much details as you can...

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